Fiona didn't hesitate-she tipped her drink back and finished it in one go.

"What about Tyler?" she asked.

"He said the contestant files he was looking into just came in," Jane replied.

"Alright, I'll go see him."

Fiona set her glass down, nodded to Jane, and together they headed for Tyler's office.

Inside, Tyler was flipping through the files on the other contestants. Nothing seemed off—until he got to Jean. There were a few recent, hefty deposits in her bank account.

That definitely caught his attention.

"Can you see who sent the money?" Fiona asked.

Tyler tapped the last line on Jean's profile. It read: The Woods family.

What did the Woods have to do with this? And how was Jackson involved again?

No answers-just more confusion. It was enough to wipe out whatever feelings she'd had for him.

"Got it. Jean can be our alternate," Fiona decided.

sure about that?" Jane frowned. "Her background seems

compromised, they couldn't risk

Fiona said,

truth, she'd find it herself. There had

Fiona looked around. Everything reminded her of Jackson even the things he'd left behind felt

she didn't cry. She didn't make a scene. Quietly, she gathered up all of Jackson's things, packed them away, and

a cleaning service. While she waited, she stood at the window with a cup of coffee, watching the crew haul away the trash. Only when the garbage truck pulled away did she hear

inch of the apartment, just as she'd asked. Everything except the furniture was tossed or replaced

the time they finished, there was no trace of Jackson

cleaning took until three in the

over, it almost felt like she was moving in for the first time. Jasmine had given her this

looked around, breathing in the fresh, clean air. It smelled just like it had the day

beer from the fridge, loaded up on snacks, and settled in to watch a movie. She munched quietly, alone with

felt like everything was

Tyler showed up with breakfast. He didn't ask why she hadn't gone to the Woods estate last night,

walked in and saw her

the mess,

coffee, and boiled

water.

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